West Courier Express

I hate driving. Unless I’m driving super fast. The law enforcement in the NW doesn’t like us driving fast; in fact, over 60mph is worthy of a ticket to them (yes, including 63mph, as I learned the hard way).
So I’d prefer just not to drive.
Especially to the bEastside. Ugh.
So I already wasn’t terribly pleased to have to make a trip out to the Microsoft Campus this morning in Redmond solely to drop off a disc full of files for a client. I had already spent hours and hours downloading the files to a coworker’s PC, where she burned the DVD for me.
I should have checked to make sure it worked. Halfway home my client calls to tell me that the disc doesn’t work on any of the three machines in her office.
Of course it doesn’t. My coworker isn’t using a Mac, therefore her generic PC with one of the million versions of Windows Vista on it isn’t to be trusted. Sorry folks, it’s the truth.
I’ll be damned if I’m driving out there again. I got home, grabbed the files and put them on my Mac and burned a new disc. I then searched for a courier service that would deliver immediately, as my client was getting on a plane to India soon.
The gal at West Courier was friendly. They took my info, let me know the cost, and could pick up the new disc within 20 minutes. If you get your call in before 3:30pm, you can get same day/​rush without an extra charge. Sweet!
Within what felt like minutes (seriously), I got a knock on the door. I had just finished burning the backup disc and checking to make sure it worked. The fellow was nice, grabbed the disc and headed out. I checked in with my client an hour or so later and she had received the disc. Awesome.
Unfortunately, both myself and the courier forgot to pay. West Courier Express only takes cash or checks. I had to call them and let them know that we had forgotten to make the money exchange. They were going to send him back to pick it up, but I didn’t want to delay the delivery and asked if I could just mail it. They said it was fine, so I put it in the mail. I’m not sure if they take credit cards and put them on file for repeat business, I guess if I use them more I’ll find out and write an update.
And I get to sit at home, not drive, and continue being productive (read: wash some dishes, noodle on my guitar, do some work).